The changing format of London Fashion Week
London – 1984 was the year London Fashion Week was born. An initiative of the British Fashion Council, it brought together disparate exhibitions and designers to collectively show on one platform. Back then it was Betty Jackson, Ghost and emerging talent John Galliano that stole the show. Vivienne Westwood had decamped to Paris, but she…
Redress Design Awards now accepts applications from menswear designers
Redress Design Award, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition, has expanded to include menswear. Applications from menswear designers will be accepted for the first time since the competition’s launch in 2011. Now in its ninth cycle, the competition aims to find “the next big talent who will inspire a new wave of conscious consumers”,…
Fashion careers: What does a fashion buyer do?
Being a fashion buyer is one of the most sought after careers in fashion. Behind the glamorous image of a buyer who is travelling the world to select the latest pieces off fashion week runways is a job that requires a combination of skill sets to be successful. Solely responsible for selecting and ordering what…
MPs ‘shocked’ by UK fashion retailers’ inaction on sustainability
MPs have criticised leading UK fast-fashion companies for “failing to commit to reduce environmental impact” within the industry. A report, released by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on Thursday, found that JD Sports, Sports Direct, TK Maxx, Amazon, Boohoo, and Missguided were “least engaged” in their sustainability efforts, with none of them signing up to…
Farfetch and Byronesque re-issue Vexed Generation
Farfetch has joined forces with Byronesque, the authority in contemporary-vintage fashion, to re-issue an 11-piece menswear collection from Vexed Generation, designed by Adam Thorpe and Joe Hunter. The label from the ‘90s became known for activism through fashion and was inspired by distrust of the state with Thorpe and Hunter designing garments to allow people…
Under Armour to create ‘spacewear’ for Virgin Galactic astronauts
Just when you thought that fashion companies had used the “-wear” suffix for just about every activity imaginable, Under Armour has gone and upped the game with “spacewear”. The US sportswear brand has been named by Virgin Galactic as its exclusive technical spacewear partner tasked with the job of designing and fabricating suits for commercial…
In pictures: Tinder launches T-shirt collection with Stradivarius
Tinder may not be considered the most romantic way to meet a partner, but the truth is many people around the world have met their significant other through the app, which is currently used by over 50 million people — of which 4 million are paid subscribers, according to Tinder’s parent company, Match Group. That…
First transgender designer shows at New York Fashion Week
Los Angeles designer Pierre Davis made her debut in New York this week, becoming the first openly transgender creator to present a collection at Fashion Week, further shaking up an event that had already featured trans models. The powerful Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), which says it represents more than 500 creators and…
FashionUnited highlights from January ’19
As January comes to an end, wrapping up a selection of the world’s biggest men’s fashion shows, FashionUnited takes a look back at some of our standout stories of the month. LFW Men’s: Christopher Raeburn marks 10 years Christopher Raeburn put greater emphasis on sustainable fashion in his autumn/winter 2019 collection to mark his ten…
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to merge messaging services
Fashion brands could soon see their social media marketing activities become more streamlined as Facebook plans to integrate its messaging services across Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. While all three platforms will remain standalone apps, users and businesses will be able to communicate directly between platforms on any of the three messaging apps. A brand…